Looking at the cost of modernization, a British journalist and specialist on East Asian history focuses on Beijing as it prepares for the 2008 Olympics to reveal how a thousand years of priceless historical treasures, monuments, shrines, and landmarks have been swept away to make way for residential developments, blocks of office towers, shopping malls, and other "progress." Additional Details Jasper Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr Publication Date: 2008/06/23 Number of Pages: 370 Binding Type: HARDCOVER Library of Congress: 2008004249" BINDING : HARDCOVER BRAND : Becker, Jasper LANGUAGE : ENG
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